Burglary — defined as the unlawful entry of a structure, such as a home or business, to commit a theft or felony — is the most serious nonviolent offense tracked by the FBI. There were just over 1 million burglaries reported in the United States in 2020, the largest share of which were committed in residential properties, more often during the day than at night.
Burglaries are typically committed for monetary gain, and each year, these crimes result in billions of dollars in stolen property. Not only do victims of burglaries typically suffer material loss, but they can also be impacted psychologically. Many burglary victims have reported heightened anxiety, difficulty sleeping, feelings of vulnerability, and even post-traumatic stress disorder in some cases.
While burglaries can happen anywhere in the United States, in some parts of the country, they are far more common than others.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states with the highest burglary rates. States are ranked by the number of burglaries reported for every 100,000 people.
Depending on the state, burglary rates range from as low as 103 incidents per 100,000 people to as high as 649 per 100,000. Nationwide, the burglary rate stands at 314 per 100,000. States with the lowest burglary rates are located almost exclusively in the Northeast, while states with the highest burglary rates are disproportionately concentrated in the South.
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50. New Hampshire
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 103.3
> Total burglaries: 1,412 (3rd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,098.9 (2nd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 15,014 (4th lowest)
> Population: 1,359,711
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49. Virginia
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 133.5
> Total burglaries: 11,465 (19th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,456.4 (11th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 125,114 (18th highest)
> Population: 8,535,519
48. New Jersey
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 146.2
> Total burglaries: 12,983 (23rd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,158.2 (5th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 102,875 (24th highest)
> Population: 8,882,190
47. Maine
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 148.8
> Total burglaries: 2,009 (5th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,156.2 (4th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 15,610 (5th lowest)
> Population: 1,344,212
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46. Massachusetts
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 149.7
> Total burglaries: 10,323 (18th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,053.2 (the lowest)
> Total property crimes: 72,602 (21st lowest)
> Population: 6,892,503
45. Vermont
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 154.2
> Total burglaries: 961 (the lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,217.0 (6th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 7,586 (the lowest)
> Population: 623,989
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44. New York
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 165.5
> Total burglaries: 32,003 (7th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,410.7 (10th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 272,788 (4th highest)
> Population: 19,453,561
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43. Rhode Island
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 166.8
> Total burglaries: 1,763 (4th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,245.5 (7th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 13,166 (3rd lowest)
> Population: 1,059,361
42. Connecticut
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 187.1
> Total burglaries: 6,656 (15th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,565.1 (14th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 55,670 (16th lowest)
> Population: 3,565,287
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41. Idaho
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 204.2
> Total burglaries: 3,731 (11th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,111.9 (3rd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 20,313 (10th lowest)
> Population: 1,787,065
40. Wyoming
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 210.4
> Total burglaries: 1,225 (2nd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,610.6 (16th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 9,379 (2nd lowest)
> Population: 578,759
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39. Wisconsin
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 218.5
> Total burglaries: 12,744 (22nd lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,485.7 (12th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 86,654 (25th lowest)
> Population: 5,822,434
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38. Nebraska
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 229.9
> Total burglaries: 4,455 (12th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,909.2 (23rd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 36,991 (14th lowest)
> Population: 1,934,408
37. Michigan
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 233.1
> Total burglaries: 23,231 (18th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,360.9 (8th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 135,633 (16th highest)
> Population: 9,986,857
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36. Florida
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 240.6
> Total burglaries: 52,293 (3rd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,769.4 (19th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 384,556 (3rd highest)
> Population: 21,477,737
35. Illinois
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 246.4
> Total burglaries: 31,020 (10th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,559.4 (13th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 196,287 (10th highest)
> Population: 12,671,821
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34. Pennsylvania
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 248.6
> Total burglaries: 31,774 (8th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,644.1 (17th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 210,167 (9th highest)
> Population: 12,801,989
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33. Maryland
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 252.0
> Total burglaries: 15,261 (24th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,609.8 (15th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 97,487 (25th highest)
> Population: 6,045,680
32. Delaware
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 254.2
> Total burglaries: 2,508 (6th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,961.4 (25th highest)
> Total property crimes: 19,355 (9th lowest)
> Population: 973,764
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31. Montana
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 270.1
> Total burglaries: 2,919 (8th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,120.8 (22nd highest)
> Total property crimes: 22,917 (11th lowest)
> Population: 1,068,778
30. West Virginia
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 273.3
> Total burglaries: 4,877 (14th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,399.4 (9th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 24,976 (12th lowest)
> Population: 1,792,147
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29. Indiana
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 280.4
> Total burglaries: 18,938 (20th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,783.2 (21st lowest)
> Total property crimes: 120,453 (19th highest)
> Population: 6,732,219
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28. Utah
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 290.6
> Total burglaries: 9,444 (16th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,464.4 (11th highest)
> Total property crimes: 80,091 (24th lowest)
> Population: 3,205,958
27. Georgia
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 290.7
> Total burglaries: 31,139 (9th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,007.4 (24th highest)
> Total property crimes: 214,988 (7th highest)
> Population: 10,617,423
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26. Minnesota
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 307.0
> Total burglaries: 17,370 (21st highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.9 (20th highest)
> Total property crimes: 120,212 (20th highest)
> Population: 5,639,632
25. Ohio
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 318.8
> Total burglaries: 37,279 (6th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,850.3 (22nd lowest)
> Total property crimes: 216,363 (6th highest)
> Population: 11,689,100
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24. Hawaii
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 329.1
> Total burglaries: 4,630 (13th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,411.4 (12th highest)
> Total property crimes: 33,928 (13th lowest)
> Population: 1,415,872
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23. Arizona
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 330.0
> Total burglaries: 24,488 (12th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,227.7 (15th highest)
> Total property crimes: 165,323 (12th highest)
> Population: 7,278,717
22. Kansas
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 331.4
> Total burglaries: 9,655 (17th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,199.1 (17th highest)
> Total property crimes: 64,077 (20th lowest)
> Population: 2,913,314
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21. Oregon
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 339.2
> Total burglaries: 14,386 (25th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,659.0 (7th highest)
> Total property crimes: 112,782 (21st highest)
> Population: 4,217,737
20. South Dakota
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 340.1
> Total burglaries: 3,036 (9th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,956.7 (25th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 17,468 (8th lowest)
> Population: 884,659
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19. Kentucky
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 344.1
> Total burglaries: 15,407 (23rd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,779.5 (20th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 79,673 (23rd lowest)
> Population: 4,467,673
18. Nevada
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 368.8
> Total burglaries: 11,574 (20th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,926.6 (24th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 60,462 (18th lowest)
> Population: 3,080,156
17. California
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 369.7
> Total burglaries: 145,529 (the highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,138.9 (18th highest)
> Total property crimes: 842,054 (the highest)
> Population: 39,512,223
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16. Texas
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 370.7
> Total burglaries: 108,851 (2nd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,245.0 (14th highest)
> Total property crimes: 659,160 (2nd highest)
> Population: 28,995,881
15. Iowa
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 371.1
> Total burglaries: 11,739 (21st lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 1,698.2 (18th lowest)
> Total property crimes: 53,725 (15th lowest)
> Population: 3,155,070
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14. Missouri
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 378.8
> Total burglaries: 23,300 (16th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,531.0 (9th highest)
> Total property crimes: 155,698 (14th highest)
> Population: 6,137,428
13. Alaska
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 379.5
> Total burglaries: 2,775 (7th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,260.5 (13th highest)
> Total property crimes: 16,528 (7th lowest)
> Population: 731,545
12. Tennessee
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 384.5
> Total burglaries: 26,479 (11th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,492.8 (10th highest)
> Total property crimes: 171,675 (11th highest)
> Population: 6,829,174
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11. Alabama
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 399.5
> Total burglaries: 19,660 (19th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,136.8 (19th highest)
> Total property crimes: 105,161 (23rd highest)
> Population: 4,903,185
10. Colorado
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 400.3
> Total burglaries: 23,246 (17th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,833.8 (3rd highest)
> Total property crimes: 164,582 (13th highest)
> Population: 5,758,736
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9. North Dakota
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 417.6
> Total burglaries: 3,196 (10th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,124.1 (21st highest)
> Total property crimes: 16,256 (6th lowest)
> Population: 762,062
8. South Carolina
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 448.0
> Total burglaries: 23,377 (15th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,721.1 (5th highest)
> Total property crimes: 141,987 (15th highest)
> Population: 5,148,714
7. North Carolina
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 471.2
> Total burglaries: 49,952 (4th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,226.5 (16th highest)
> Total property crimes: 236,026 (5th highest)
> Population: 10,488,084
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6. Mississippi
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 488.3
> Total burglaries: 14,488 (25th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,101.6 (23rd highest)
> Total property crimes: 62,351 (19th lowest)
> Population: 2,976,149
5. Louisiana
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 510.1
> Total burglaries: 23,698 (14th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,884.4 (the highest)
> Total property crimes: 133,989 (17th highest)
> Population: 4,648,794
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4. Washington
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 522.1
> Total burglaries: 40,167 (5th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,732.4 (4th highest)
> Total property crimes: 210,223 (8th highest)
> Population: 7,614,893
3. Arkansas
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 523.1
> Total burglaries: 15,854 (22nd highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,613.4 (8th highest)
> Total property crimes: 79,200 (22nd lowest)
> Population: 3,017,804
2. Oklahoma
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 613.3
> Total burglaries: 24,415 (13th highest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,705.6 (6th highest)
> Total property crimes: 107,705 (22nd highest)
> Population: 3,956,971
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1. New Mexico
> 2020 burglaries per 100K people: 648.8
> Total burglaries: 13,665 (24th lowest)
> Property crimes per 100K people: 2,841.9 (2nd highest)
> Total property crimes: 59,859 (17th lowest)
> Population: 2,096,829
Methodology
To determine the states with the most break-ins, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed burglary figures from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report.
Limited data was available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these states were not excluded from analysis.
Data for property crime — a category that includes larceny-theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft — also came from the 2020 FBI UCR. Population figures are one-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. However, these estimates were not used to calculate crime rates. Crime rates per 100,000 people were calculated using population figures provided by the FBI in the 2020 UCR.
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